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Muttiah Muralitharan, who was hailed by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002 as the "best bowler ever" in Test cricket, dominates the bowling records for Sri Lanka. [12] He is the world record holder for the highest number of wickets, the most five wickets per innings, as well as the most ten wickets per match. [13]
As of March 2024, former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest aggregate with 800 wickets. [6] He also holds the record for the most five-wicket hauls (67) and ten-wicket hauls in a match (22); his 16 wickets for 220 runs against England in 1998 is the fifth-best bowling performance by a player in a match.
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On 21 July 2017, Vaas replaced Champaka Ramanayake as Sri Lanka's bowling coach. Sri Lanka Cricket announced that Vaas will mentor the team during India's tour of Sri Lanka in 2017. [51] On 19 February 2021, Vaas replaced David Saker as Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach. [52] However, Vaas resigned on 21 February on the eve of Sri Lanka's ...
He was most successful against Bangladesh and South Africa, with 11 five-wicket hauls against each team. Fourteen of Muralitharan's five-wicket hauls were taken at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [14] He retired from Test cricket in July 2010, capturing his 67th and final five-wicket haul during his last match. [15]
His record for most gold medals in a single South Asian Games event was unbeaten until 2016 when Matthew Abeysinghe broke the record by winning seven golds in India. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Bolling was honoured in 1988 by being awarded the Deshabandu , which is the third-highest national honour awarded in Sri Lanka. [ 13 ]
Dharmasena was the 59th Sri Lankan cricketer to receive a Test cap (Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo Sinhalese Sports Club 1993). Kumar Dharmasena has the record for playing the most number of ODI innings before being dismissed for a duck (72 innings). [4]
A player has taken two hat-tricks in the same Test match only once. Playing for Australia against South Africa in the first match of the 1912 Triangular Tournament at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, leg spinner Jimmy Matthews took a hat-trick in South Africa's first and second innings, both taken on 28 May 1912.